Side-delivery hay-rake.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1908,

E.B.sP EEY. SIDE DELIVERY HAY RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 16, 1907- 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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APPLICATION FILED 1030.16, 1907.

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SIDE DELIVERY HAY RAKE.

PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

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il'liilci ifiillii HER-BERT B. SPERRY, OF OTTUMWA IOWA, ASSIGNOR-TOINTERNATIONAL HARVESTER (,OMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SIDE-DELIVERY HAY-RAKE.

no. ceases.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, llsnnnn'rB. SPERRY; a citizen of the United States,residing at Ottumwa, in the county of Napello and State frame issupported at its forward side upon the rake operating member.

en axle having carrying wheels mounted thereon, the rear end of theframe being; supported by a caster Wheel and in which a rotatable rakeoperating member is mounted upon the frame in rear of the axle anddiagonally arranged relative to the line of draft of the machine; itsobject being to provide means whereby the frame may be adjusted towardor from the ground along the axis of i attain this object by then'iechanism illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which-- Figure 1a perspective view of apart of a rake of the character described and.having my invention embodied therein. Fig. 2 is a detached detail,portly in section, of a portion of the frame adjusting means. Fig. 3 isa side elevation of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a cross section of Fig. on line is-d3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the caster wheel mechanism; and Fig (5is a side elevation of Fig. 5. Fig. "i represents a plan view of therake operating member and the diagonal-side of the triangular frame.

Referring to the drawings, in which the same reference numerals denotelike parts through the several views, 1 is the main axle of the machinehaving carryin wheels 2 mounted at opposite ends thereof.

3 represents a triangular frame having a forward side member 4 supportedby the axle at opposite ends thereof by means of brackets 5 and 6 and 7is a frame member having its forward end secured to bracket 5 andextending rearward st right slides with the axle is supported by acasterw ieel S, which is journsled in a fork 9; the fork being secured to svertical spindle lto that is rotatably and slidsbly received by s sleeve11, secured to the frame member 7 and represents a crank having one arm18 threaded and received by a nut 1-}. integral with the upper end ofthe sleeve and having its lower end contacting with. an ear portion 15of a bear- Specification 01'. Letters Patent.

Application filed December 16, 1907.

Patented May 28, 1908.

Serial No. coasts.

ing block 16, slidably received by the upper end of sleeve 11, and inwhich the spindle 10 is journaled; the crank being operative to move thebearing block downward in a menner to raise the frame and against acoiled spring 17 surrounding the spindle and operative to yicldinglypress it in a downward direction; and 18 is a brace connected with thelower end of sleeve 11 and the frame member 7, which member extendslaterally and forward toward member 4 of the frame, to which it issecured.

18 is a supplemental frame member having one end secured to frame member7 forward of the caster wheel and extending across the triangular framehas its opposite end secured to bracket 6 and the frame member 4.

19 is a multiple crank-shaft rotatably mounted upon the triangular frameand arranged diagonally relative to the line of advance of the machine,and with which may be connected a series. of rakes in a common manner,therakesnot being shown.

Motion is transmitted from the axle to shaft 19 by means of a sprocketwheel 20 secured to the axle and other means mounted upon the frame andcrank-shaft, respectively.

The bracket 6 is provided with an elongated slot 21 at its lower end,and a slidably mounted therein is a bearing block 22 having the axlejournrded therein. The upper end of the bracket embraces the framemembers 4 and 18 and is secured thereto by means of the bolts 23. A nut2 1 is supported by the bracket intermediate the bearing block and itsupper end, an 25 represents a crank having one arm 26 threaded in amanner to engage with the nut 24;; the lower end of the crank contactingwith the bearing block 22, whereby a turning movement of the crank willcause the bracket and connected frame members to move vertically inrelation to the axle and thereby adjust the frame vertically along the.axis of the multiple-crenk rake operating member, and by means of theedjusting mechanism connected with the caster wheel the opposite corneror" the triangular frame may be raised or lowered in iike manner. I

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is:

1. In a side deliyery hey-rake, the combination of a supporting axle andcarrying wheels mounted thereon, a triangular frame having one of itssides su ported by said axle at opposite ends thereo", a second sideextending rearward of said axle at substantially ri ht angles therewithand having its rear end supported by means of 'a caster- .wheel, arotatable rake operating member mounted u on' said frame and arrangeddiagonally relative to the line of draft of the machine andsubstantially parallel with its remaining side, and means for adjustingsaid frame vertically along the axis of said rotatable rake member.

2. In a side delivery hay-rake, the combination of a su porting axle andcarrying wheels mounted thereon, a triangular frame having one of itssides su ported by said axle at opposite ends theme, a second sideextending rearward of said axle at substantially right angles therewithand having its rear end supported by means of a caster- Wheel, means foradjusting said frame vertically relative to said caster-wheel, arotatable rake operating member mounted upon said frame and arrangeddiagonally relative to the line of draft of the machine andsubstantially parallel with the remaining side, and means connecting theforward end'of said remainin side with said axle whereby it maybeacjusted vertically in relation thereto.

3. ln'alside delivery hayqake, the combinationfoi'i; a supporting axleand carrying wheels mounted thereon, a triangular frame having one ofits side members supported by seams diagonally relative to the line ofdraft of the machine, motiontransmitting 'mechanism connecting one endof said axle with said rotatable member, and means whereby the distancebetween the opposite end of said axle' and said frame member may bevaried.

4. In a side delivery hay-rake the combination of a supporting axle andcarrying Wheels mounted thereon, a triangular frame having one of itsside members supported by said axle at opposite ends thereof, arotatable ralreoperating member mounted upon said frame in rear of saidaxle, motion transmitting mechanism connecting one end of said axle withsaid rotatable member, and means whereby the distance between theopposite end of said axle and said frame member may be varied, saidmeans comprising a bracket secured to said frame member and havingavertically arranged slotted portion, a bearing block 'slidably mountedin said slotted portion and having said axle ournaled therein, a nutsupported by said bracket,.a crank supported by said bracket and. havingone of its arms in contact with said bearing block, said arm beingthreaded and received by said nut.

HERBERT B. SPERRY. Witnesses:

M. C. GILMORE, PRICE GoonsoN.

